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Submitted to Contest #289
Trigger warnings: suicide, self-harm, physical violence, substance abuse, curse words, and mental health. Please do not read if you are not in a good mental place. The room is unfamiliar. I don’t know how I got here. But that thought is swept from my mind by a rush of realization. The burn of bile climbs up the back of my throat as I press my hand against my pounding chest. I’m alive? A strange mixture of relief and horror fight against each other as my shoulders sag. Sweat erupts across my bare arms but quickly dries when a co...
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